Day 78 - Cholula - Oaxaca

Heinz and I visited the pyramid of Cholula, not too far from Puebla. It was about 150 feet tall, dating back to 300 BC. Interestingly, several civilizations expanded it. Each one built a new layer on top of the old one. The layers could be seen in the underground tunnels dug during exploration. The adjacent museum provided a good overview of the entire site. Then we met up with our travel partners and Wally.

Our next destination was the archaeological site Monte Albán near Oaxaca. Our German travel companions took a different route to get there. We stopped at a fruit stand to buy pineapples and take pictures of giant cactuses when a police patrol drove up and decided to "examine" us. It was a little scary, but everything went OK. They were good guys, just doing their job.

We continued driving and arrived after dark at the archeological site. Ursula was preparing dinner when soldiers with flashlights showed up and politely requested that we leave the area. We assumed they closed the site at night to protect it from looters. We backtracked about a mile down the mountain and spent the night in a passing spot by the side of the road.Read more